CIA Drug Trafficking Town Hall Meeting

1996-11-17T12:05:40-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgDirector Deutch spoke to central Los Angeles residents at a town hall
meeting about allegations that the CIA sold drugs in the city to finance covert operations in Central America. Representative Millender-McDonald (D-CA) who represents the state’s 37th Congressional District, sponsored the meeting. The director stated he had seen no proof of such allegations but would continue to pursue the matter if more people bring new evidence to the investigation. Many of the questioners were very confrontational. The allegations were
originally raised in the San Jose Mercury-News.

Director Deutch spoke to central Los Angeles residents at a town hall meeting about allegations that the CIA sold drugs in the city to finance…
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meeting about allegations that the CIA sold drugs in the city to finance covert operations in Central America. Representative Millender-McDonald (D-CA) who represents the state’s 37th Congressional District, sponsored the meeting. The director stated he had seen no proof of such allegations but would continue to pursue the matter if more people bring new evidence to the investigation. Many of the questioners were very confrontational. The allegations were